Trousers-guard.



1%.. 866,276. PATENTED SEPT. 17, 1907.

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TROUSERS GUARD.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 17, 19Q'7.

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CHARLES C. HASKELL, OF BOURNEDALE, MASSACHUSETTS.

TROUSERS-GUARD Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1907.

Application filed April 17, 1907. Serial No. 368,644.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. HASKELL, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Bournedale, in the county of Barnstableand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trousers-Guards, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to trousers guards and has for its object theproduction of a suitable guard which is adapted to hold the trousersfolded about the legs of the wearer and which is provided with a meansforming a part of the trousers guard for preventing the same fromworking up on the legs of the wearer.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a device which maybe readily coiled into a small compass so that it may be convenientlycarried in the ping up on the leg of the wearer.

pocket of the wearer when not in use.

It consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts which will be readily under stood by reference to the descriptionof the drawings and to the claims hereinafter given.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 represents a plan view of the device locked ina coil as when not in operation.

resents a perspective view of the same uncoiled and in position for use.Fig. 4 represents a section showing the locking device for the free endsof the leg band and holding ribbon, and Fig. 5 represents a section ofthe leg band showing the end of the holding ribbon pivoted thereto.

Similar characters designate like parts throughout the several figuresof the drawings.

In the drawings, 10 represents a suitable band of metal adapted to bewrapped around the leg of a pair oftrouscrs when folded about the leg ofthe wearer, one end of the band being provided with a suitable stud orbutton 11 while the opposite end. is provided with a plurality ofstud-engaging slots 12 adapted to engage said stud or button 11 to holdthe band 10 in position.

about the leg. The band 10 is made of spring metal which is adaptednormally to assume a circular form of smaller diameter than the leg towhich it is to be applied. Owing to the spring of metal of which theband 10 is formed this band will hug snugly against the trousers andretain the same in position when folded about the leg even without theuse of securing devices at either end thereof. The securing devices,however, are provided to prevent the band from expanding and slip- Inorder to provide an additional means for accomplishing this object theband 10 has pivoted thereto at 13 a ribbon of metal 14 which is adaptedto pass under the foot of the wearer and be secured by means of thestud-engaging slots 15 in its free end to the button or stud 11 on theopposite Fig. 3 rep- I side of said band 10. This providesa veryconvenient device which may be used in stormy weather to hold 4 thetrouser legs securely wrapped around the leg of the wearer to preventsnow or cold air from entering the interior of the trousers either whentraveling afoot in the snow or when driving in the winter. It isespecially adapted also for bicycle or horseback riders to retain thetrouser legs in their proper position and prevent them from slipping upout of place and exposing the lower part of the leg to the cold.

When not desired for use the ribbon 14 may be moved about the pivot 13into the same plane with the band 10 and coiled into the position shownin Figs. 1 and 2 at which time the outer stud-engaging slot 15 may bemade to engage the stud or button 16 to securely lock the band andribbon in position. In order to better accomplish this the ribbon 14 isprovided at 17 with a hole through which the stud or button 11 isadapted to pass when in this coiled position.

This makes a very convenient form of trousers guard which is cheaplyconstructed, easily carried in the pocket of the wearer, and which maybe quickly placed in position upon the wearer when its use is desired.

The operation of the invention and its many advantages will bethoroughly apparent without further description.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal provided at the endswith suitable devices adapted to lock the ends together; and a ribbonpivoted at one end to said band and provided at its free end with meanswhereby it may be locked to said band.

2. A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal provided at the endswith suitable devices adapted to lock the ends together; and a ribbonpivoted at one end to said band and provided at its free end with meanswhereby it may be locked to said band and also provided with means,

for locking said band and ribbon in a coil when not in operation.

3. A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal having in one endthereof a stud-engaging slot and having at its other end a stud adaptedto engage said slot; and a ribbon secured at one end to said band andprovided at the other with a stud-engaging slot adapted to engage saidstud.

4. A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal having in one endthereof a plurality of stud-engaging slots and having at its other end astud adapted to engage one of said slots; and a ribbon pivoted at oneend to said band and provided at the end with a stud-engaging slotadapted to engage said stud. 1

5. A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal having in one endthereof a plurality of stud-engaging slots and having at its other end astud adapted to engage one of said slots; and a ribbon of metal securedat one end to said band and provided at the other with a stud-engagingslot adapted to engage said stud.

6; A trousers-guard consisting of a band of metal having in one endthereof a plurality of stud-engaging slots and having at its other end astud adapted to engage one of said slots; and a ribbon of metal pivotedat one end to said band and provided at the other with a plurality ofstud-engaging slots either of which is adapted to engage said stud 7. Atrousers-guard consisting of a band of metal having at one end thereof astud-engaging slot and having at its other end a stud adapted to engagesaid slot and a ribbon of metal pivoted at one end to said band andprovided at the other with a stud-engaging slot adapted to engage saidstud, said ribbon having intermediate its ends another stud CHARLES C.HASKELL.

Witnesses WILLIAM M. I'IARRISON,

' SARAH E. CHAMBERLAIN.

